Social Work Case Manager (BSW)

Description:

HANDY INC. is looking for a new Life Coach to join their team!

The Life Coach position is a full time, exempt employee that reports directly to the Program Supervisor. The position requires the staff member to act as a teacher, advisor, coach, mentor and advocate in helping guide young people on the successful path to adulthood. Identify and assess client strengths and challenges in order to coordinate and assist in ensuring that the necessary services are obtained by the young person. Actively work with youth to identify and attain goals.

Responsibilities:

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Assist youth in hands on Independent Living/Life skills practice and implementation.
• Assist each young person in learning, navigating, and accessing community resources, developing their own support networks of people, problem solving abilities, and navigating their social environment.
• Assist youth to increase their educational attainment to enhance their professional goals, scholarship potential, employment opportunity, and self-sufficiency.
• Assist young person in obtaining employment, increasing opportunities for advancement, and developing a career path.
• Assist each young person in acquiring and sustaining permanent, affordable, and quality housing.
• Construct triage budgets and effectively coordinate services for youth transitioning into independent living including start-up shopping, furniture items, negotiating leases, etc.
• Conduct mock interviews with youth interviewing for scholarships and/or employment opportunities.
• Implement youth’s educational plan, follow up on youth’s educational difficulties and arrange meetings with youth who are performing poorly in school in order to assess and address key issues and develop an action plan to increase academic development.
• Assess the need for internal and external services and community resources and make appropriate referrals, including following up with other agencies, caseworkers, and the family to assure needs have been met.
• Help youth navigate their way through any court system involvement, including Department of Juvenile Justice, Adult Criminal Court, Dependency Court, Family Court, etc.
• Provide informal counseling to clients and caregivers regularly and during times of crisis in order to assist in identifying and planning resolutions to conflicts.
• Keep accurate information regarding youth class attendance and program participation including group notes, copies of handouts/class material and sign-in sheets. Assure all group notes are turned in on time and appropriate paperwork is filed in youth’s binder.
• Administer outcomes and assessments thoroughly and in a timely manner in accordance with contract requirements.
• Enter chronological notes for units billed and services provided. Notes must be updated weekly and cannot be more than 1 week behind at any given time.
• Conduct monthly home and school visits as well as any other field work needed to stabilize or support youth in reaching goals.
• Transport youth as necessary for various appointments and interviews.
• Must maintain confidentiality, moral codes of conduct and professionalism always.
• Carries a caseload of an average of 20-25 clients to provide well-rounded case management services in efforts to fulfill the needs of our disadvantaged youth.
• Required to ACTIVELY participate in afternoon activities and to work Saturdays as needed to support program events.
• Required to attend all planned trainings and staff meetings and submit time-off requests according to the organizations policies.

Requirements:

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required with equivalent work experience in Social Work or related field.
• VALID Driver's License
• Able to work a flexible 40-hour work week, which may include nights and weekends.
• 3–5 years’ experience working with youth. (preferred)
• Social Work or case management experience required.
• Commitment to the vision and mission of HANDY.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to gather and synthesize data.
• Adapts strategy to changing conditions and communicates changes effectively.
• Speaks clearly and effectively in positive or negative situations.
• Writes clearly and informatively, varies writing style to meet specific needs.
• Adept at managing multiple projects and complex situations.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• On call
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person